Conference Realignment - What's next?
- Thread starter GratefulPoke
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This is how the pac 12 leftovers get around the buyout.
Newpoke
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You hate to see it;-)
Soothsayer
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If he's saying it, you can count on it not being true.
Can we start speculating wildly over who those teams could be, anyway?
It would be kinda funny to go through all of this excitement of the Big 12’s revival, only to very happily stroll along to the SEC.
That would be hilarious. Show up to the welcoming party for the new members just to drop the news we're leaving and walk out like...
Well a few things going for them are that ASU has a huge enrollment and therefore a huge (and ever growing) alumni base. Plus they are in the Phoenix market.
I think if the B12 can get ASU, UofA, and Utah they need to strike while the iron is hot. There is strength and stability in numbers. Pac12 members were probably looking down their nose and asking how certain Big 12 schools added any value when looking at adding OU & UT and that approach essentially killed their conference. I would assume two of the schools that end up homeless (Stanford & Cal) were some of the most vocal.
The PAC is going to either fold or fade soon enough. Adding a school(s) that don’t bring real value to our conference just to try and hasten their demise is dumb, a waste of resources, and will actually hurt the B12. We’re in the catbird seat, why take just anyone to only add numbers?
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PokitN
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A month ago I would have said this was just crazy pie in the sky talk...but today....I'm sitting here...
Im excited about getting them. Plus Utah is really good right now. There are too many good teams in the Big 12 to ignore at this point.
It would be nice to win a 'ship or two over the next three years and get into the playoff.
Politely disagree. If they retain too many teams they'll add a few lesser teams and remain a "P5" conference. If we can force them into having 50%+ MWC teams I think the P5 group becomes the P4 conferences. Even with the potential of shrinking network payouts those networks will require broadcast inventory. If we can get them bidding on reduced inventory it may mitigate (or even reverse) declining payouts.
Utah 2022 ranked in the top 15 almost every week last year. Finished 10-4 and final AP ranking of 10th.
Utah 2021 finished 10-4 and final AP ranking of 12th
Utah 2019 finished 11-3 and final AP ranking of 17th
last time they had a record under .500 was 2013
Utah football is legit
Utah 2021 finished 10-4 and final AP ranking of 12th
Utah 2019 finished 11-3 and final AP ranking of 17th
last time they had a record under .500 was 2013
Utah football is legit
the B1G 10 rumors of just a few schools exporing the idea of adding more teams has gone legit
www.cbssports.com
Big Ten leaders authorize commissioner to explore adding Oregon, Washington as expansion teams
Big Ten leaders authorize commissioner to explore adding Oregon, Washington as expansion teams, per report
The league is reportedly taking additional steps while considering adding the Ducks and Huskies to the conference
www.cbssports.com
This ends tomorrow, IMO.
Even the SEC has teams who don’t win much. Remember for every winner there has to be a loser in football.
This is going to be an issue in the SEC, and the Big 10 to a lesser extent. What happens when you get Nebraska'ed and stuggle to have a winning season for an extended period of time? Will people still attend your games?
Several "big" brands in those conferences will take a hit because of this. People want to follow winning teams.Just wait and watch.